Defonta Butler is on trial for the murder of Jeffery L. Johnson, whom he allegedly shot on Sept. 22, 2023. The prosecution stated that the two men had a prior history, with Johnson previously charged ...

Defonta Butler was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2023 killing of Jeffery Johnson in Erie. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a 2015 shooting in which ...

Assistant Erie County District Steven Liboski warned jurors that they would hear and see some difficult things as the murder trial of Defonta Butler began May 30. What they would not hear ...

Janus testified, under the objection of Butler's lawyer, Erie County Stephen Lagner, that Tanasha Butler told him she believed Defonta Butler took money from her residence, and she and Johnson ...

Jeffery L. Johnson, 33, accused by police of shooting Defonta Butler in the right thigh and ankle during a confrontation in which he was accused of robbing Butler of cash on Ash Street on Sept. 14 ...

Two men who worked through the same Erie staffing agency crossed paths briefly at the employment business on Sept. 22, an Erie police detective testified on Friday. One of the men, Jeffery L ...

Defonta Butler is on trial for the murder of Jeffery L. Johnson, whom he allegedly shot on Sept. 22, 2023. The prosecution stated that the two men had a prior history, ...

Defonta Butler was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2023 killing of Jeffery Johnson in Erie. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a 2015 shooting in which ...